Registration Tip: Signing up for 200-level General Chemistry Classes for Fall Term 2016

Submitted by kincanok on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 8:19am

Many of you may be starting the 200 level General Chemistry sequence in fall term (CH231/261). This sequence has separately numbered lectures and labs, and registering for these Chemistry classes can be confusing. Here are some instructions to make it easier. The issue is that depending on the class, you will be registering for three classes - a lecture and a recitation(CH 231) and then a lab sections (26) are linked, thus registration for all components must happen at the same time, or it won’t work.

Here are three ways to do this:

The easiest way to schedule is the newScheduler tool, and this is what we recommend using. If you add the lecture/recitation (CH 231) and the lab (CH 232) into your list of fall 2016 options, it will account for all the necessary parts of the class. Please note that that the Schedule Planner does not distinguish between between restricted and non-restricted sections of recitations and labs (see #5 in the third bullet point below)

Use the online schedule of classes to look at Chemistry offerings for fall term (Corvallis campus offerings). Identify the CRN’s - For CH 231/261, you will have three- one for the CH 231 lecture, one for the CH 231 recitation, and one for the CH 261 lab. The schedule of classes is real time and allows you to see the sections that are open. Once you’ve identified CRN’s that will work (make sure the times you’ve chosen for the respective don’t conflict with each other), then you can add them to CRN table in the Registration system and click submit. Provided everything is open and there are no time conflicts, you should be set

You can use the Advanced Search function in the online registration system to find all the necessary pieces of the class at once:

Click the “Class Search” button on the main registration page.

When you get to the Class Search page, click the “Advanced Search” button

Highlight “Chemistry” on the list

Put the number “2” in the course number box, and hit return (or you can also scroll to the bottom and click the “Search Classes” button)

This will bring up all the 200-level Chemistry classes offered fall term. If you are trying for CH 231/261, scroll down until you find CH 231, and select one lecture and one recitation. Once you’ve identified your CH 231 lecture and recitation, scroll down until you find the 261 lab you want. Choose one of the labs and make sure it doesn’t conflict with the lecture you picked. Please note that Chemistry usually has one or two recitations that are limited to Chemistry majors. If you see +520 in the restrictions box, that is a restricted section

Check the boxes next to you chosen lecture, recitation, and lab, and then scroll to the bottom and click register.